I have 3 watches that are running extremely fast. I took them to my watchmaker and he asked me if I had them close to a t.v. because at least one was magnetized. The only electrical thing close to the watches is my neon clock. Could this be the culprit? See photo below.
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Bob, I doubt the EM field emitted from the clock would reach the watches. If it did it would be most logical to assume that all of them would have issues, not just a few. I really dont think the EMF from your clock is the issue here and for what it's worth, before watches, I spent 24 years working within the electronics feild.
Shawn, If I haven't seen it happen with my own eyes I might agree with you. However I've been working with these types of lights, electric motors and have been a general contractor commercial/residential for over 40 years and I've got screwdrivers/ needle nose pliers/ and other tools that were brand new get magnetized from working with these type of electrical components.
I don't know what watches Bob B. had the problem with or what the gold content of his watches are(gold can't be magnetized), that wasn't his question. His question was "Is it possible", my answer is yes it is possible, seen it, been there, done that.
That being said, did his clock do it? Without measuring the electro magnetic field in the area of his watches it is only a speculation. For all I know, he could have "Space Aliens" living above or below him operating some form of space alien technology that's causing his problem. For all I know, Bob could have a "Tesla" globe in the same room or just on the other side of the wall.
The watches are 37 Gruen Ristside 10k gold filled, 47 Bulova Goddess 14k gold plate, 49 Bulova Excellency 14k gold filled. The only other electronic in the room is a LCD TV. Where I used to display my collection right under for about a year with no problems. I moved the watches to the lower shelf.so I'll just have to see what happens when they come back from the shop. Thanks for your input.
Bob
Agreed, there's no way we can tell if the field emitted from the clock is 3 ft or 6 ft or more. I'm sure you would concurr, the older the coils are,or the technology used in manufacture, the greater the feild could be and we have no idea of the clocks construction. My experience has been with newer devices that used more moderan components which could reduce the EMF around the devices thus my opinion that I didn't think it was the clock. JMO only but not meant to be taken as 100% certainty by any means. Even in my shop where I have nothing, I have had screwdrivers and tweezers, handpullers and pliers become magnatised just from being used in the repair of watches. Try figuring that one out, I can't, but I am considering using a grounded anti-static mat for my workbench like I had for electronics work a few years back. It's very expensive, about $20.00 a square ft plus the ground clamps and harness but could be very beneficial as it could drain off any excess charges built up in a movement or the tools used to work on them.
His Clock looks to be a 1950s jeweler's neon advertisement clock made for Advertising Bulova Watches for sale in a local Jewelry Store ( I have seen a few of these around) and back in the 1950s the transformers used in neon lighting weren't usually shielded and emitted a lot of EMFs from them enough to magnatize a mechanical wall clock from about 8 feet way and also the older the neon the more important it is to keep the neon happy in other words if your transformer blows out and you have to replace it you just about have to go new old stock or nothing at all because the neon used in the 1950s glowed at a different voltage/frequency than your modern neon and because of that if you don't go new old stock with the transformers on those things you risk blowing out the neon tubes. just a little fun fact about neon lighting I picked up off of American Pickers.
Also electric clock motors are shielded to prevent EMFs from leaking out of the clock motors because a lot of times people put their electric clocks near or on top of their TV sets back in the day and if the electric motors in the old electric clocks wouldn't of been shielded they would of magnatized the TV tubes and picture tube which would of ruined the TV set. I hope this helps.
-Levi
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Hypothetically yes/no? I was told that it depends on the gold/ferrous metal make-up of the watch. Gold cannot be magnetized, but the other metals can. I'm guessing if the watch has a stainless back it would be more prone to magnetism than say a gold plated watch.
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you guys are quite funny. but on a more serious note magnetism is not an exact science. certain parts of the earth exhibit more magnetism than others. i have an old pocket knife thats just right for opening case backs, used it about two years, wasnt magnetized when i started with it but it is now. how? the exact answer you search for is unknown. too many variables. best bet move the clock and or the watches.